I read a book a few years ago called the White Death which

suggested that SIV\HIV may have jumped to people from a

species of african green monkey which was used in the manufacture

of an early polio vaccine and trialled on africans in a certain area.

Early reports of HIV infection seemed to come from the population

in that area.

 

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmart...ocuments/AIDS/

 

Interested to know what others think about this angle.

 

I was also informed via email by a friend a number of

years ago that he thought the HIV virus was manufactured

by the US government ? I don't take this seriously

and have found no other evidence to corroborate this idea.

I have included this idea as an amusing aside

( to many who don't find the suggestion amusing, my apologies ).

 

thanks

 

Web Gecko

The link I gave above doesn't seem to work. Hopefully this one should.

 

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/AIDS/

 

webgecko

Here is another interesting link relevant to this.

 

http://www.avert.org/origins.htm

 

webgecko

the evidence seems to be cirumstantial and coincidental, the author not really providing a biological mechanism. It seems like a weak link at best.

Unless something is published in a peer-reviewed journal, by well respected scientist, (from bona-fide research institutionts) don't believe this crap.

 

Same goes for most so called "science conspiracies".